Can ’85 Snake Eyes ever be equaled in RAH fans’ minds? I’m not sure, but Hasbro seems willing to keep trying out new versions of our favorite ninja commando. In the 25th anniversary series alone, there were three attempts at a modern version of the classic mold. While the first was a more straight militaristic interpretation of the original, there
Read moreYesterday’s post echoes many of my thoughts on this figure. I can sum up most of my thoughts quickly. This is the Cobra Commander we should have gotten back in the days of the 25th anniversary. Scale, proportion and poseability are all greatly improved from earlier modern styled figures. For all the attention to detail given this figure, I am
Read moreWhen I first saw pictures of a new Storm Shadow, more closely based on the classic 1984 design than we’d seen in the recent modern releases, I was really jazzed. The Renegades figure is amazing, but isn’t an exacting recreation of the memorable look of the old version. I don’t want to say this is the Storm Shadow I’ve always
Read moreThe Renegades Storm Shadow released a couple of years ago was one of the most impressely articulated and accessorized versions of the classic Cobra ninja. It featured all the articulation improvements of the modern line, along with incredibly detailed and intricate accessories. If you thought that figure just had too much of both, then I’ve got the perfect figure for
Read moreWhat a compelling name. It really conjures up images of Cobra…invading things. I don’t know what exactly he’s invading, but wherever it is, it’s going to be the reddest invasion ever. I kid about the coloring, but again, Cobra outdoes the GI Joe team in the style department. What we’ve got here is basically the Pursuit of Cobra Shock Trooper
Read moreThis could be the original Airborne, or it could be his alternate Sky Patrol namesake. Since he was released as part of the Retaliation movie line, and therefore has no file card, you’re free to choose who you want it to be. Maybe he’s a third version of the code name; a new guy whose secondary specialty is immune system
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Battle Kata Roadblock falls under the gaze of the prolific KansasBrawler in his latest Field Report. Watch out for tiny knife blades while you check it out here.
Read moreI’ve become a Night Fox fan. Night Who? He’s a recent arrival on the scene, and thanks to the lack of truly detailed file cards or a presence in any media, he’s a bit of a blank slate. His original figure, a driver from the Pursuit of Cobra line, immediately became a favorite of mine among the modern driver figures,
Read moreSnake Eyes has worn a lot of different outfits over the years, most being a variation of black on black on black. He’s also been a ninja equipped with blue weapons, a camo wearing Sigma 6 commando, an arctic commando, a color changing Shadow Ninja and more. I imagine the training of a ninja involves discpline to the level that
Read moreWay back when I started this blog, I covered a figure actually code named GI Joe. I’m sure every kid at some point asked the question, “Which one is GI Joe?” It’s a logical question to ask, since that’s the name on every package. Of course, the generation prior to the Real American Hero era understood that GI Joe was
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